Grifters Find Grifters

This episode is packed with news: the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Trump’s meeting with the King of Jordan, an American freed from Russia, a shocking speech by Nancy Mace, the fourth deadly plane crash since Trump took office, judge rulings on FEMA and government websites, the firing of the director of governmental ethics (and paper straws), Google renaming the Gulf of Mexico, a new Red, White, and Blueland Act, possible charges dropped for Eric Adams, Blagojevich’s pardon, Bannon’s conviction, Kanye’s website shut down, Hegseth booed by protestors, and the Pope criticizing Trump and Vance.

You can find the transcript here, and links are below:

Ceasefire at Risk - via CNN and Reuters; Trump and the King of Jordan - via NPR; American Prisoner Freed - via NY Times and ABC News; Nancy Mace - via AP News; Scottsdale, AZ Plane Crash - via CNN; Judge Orders Websites Back Online - via CBS News; USAID Remains Closed - via CBS News; FEMA Ignores Judge, Continues Freeze - via NBC News; Director of Ethics Fired - via CBS News; No More Paper Straws - via AP News; Gulf of America - via NPR and CBS News; Red, White, and Blueland - via The Guardian; Trump Tells Justice Department to Drop Adams Charges - via NY Times and BBC; Blagojevich Pardoned - via NY Times; Bannon Pleads Guilty - via Politico; Kanye’s Website is Down - via CBS News; Hegseth Booed - via NBC News and Washington Post; Pope Boos Trump and Vance - via NPR

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